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Liverpool fans rage at Philippe Coutinho after Barcelona star linked with Arsenal
LIVERPOOL fans have raged at Philippe Coutinho after the Barcelona star was linked with a move to Arsenal.
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Spanish publication Sport claim the La Liga giants are trying to loan Coutinho out for the season.
And reports circulating this morning suggest Arsenal are interested in snapping up the Brazilian.
Coutinho left Liverpool for Barcelona for £143million 18 months ago and some Reds fans are still heartbroken by the deal.
And they have vented their frustration on social media that their hero could join a Premier League rival.
“If Coutinho joins a pl team other than Liverpool, I'm going to be fuming…” one fan wrote on Twitter.
While another added: “Tell you what, if Coutinho goes anywhere but #LFC there's going to be a HUGE fume!
“Don't like the way he left but he'd be ideal for us.”
And another person wrote: “Some LFC fan base don't want Coutinho back but if the poor guy signed for Arsenal on loan, the hate for him will definitely surpass what they currently have for [Luis] Suarez and [Raheem] Sterling put together.”
A further supporter wrote: “I will physically throw up if this transfer window ends with Coutinho holding up an arsenal shirt.
“I handled pepe but him as well, I’d have to admit arsenal handed me an L even if we still finish above them.”
And another said: “Ngl I'm still mad from when Coutinho left and don't really want him back but I'd hate to see him in a rival shirt.
“If someone's bringing him back to the premier league then I guess I want it to be us.”
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However, some Liverpool fans are refusing to believe their hero would join a Premier League rival.
“There’s no way Philippe Coutinho would join another PL club except if it was a return to Liverpool,” one fan wrote.
“I ain’t even gonna sucked into this silly rumour.”